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Drama Canadian

The Cure for Everything

by (author) Maja Ardal

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2012
Category
Canadian, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770910508
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770910522
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $12.99

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Elsa is a typical fifteen-year-old growing up in the early 1960s. Her world revolves around independence, boys, and being popular at school, despite growing concerns surrounding the Cuban missile crisis. In fact, this is Elsa’s opportunity to let loose before the world blows up. Knee-deep in teenage angst, her mission is clear: get drunk for the first time and lose her virginity. Though Elsa is old enough to feel the tense political climate, she is young enough to believe there might be a cure for everything. A comedic and compassionate sequel to Ardal’s award-winning You Fancy Yourself, The Cure for Everything is a coming-of-age story about a teenager who discovers that the world is more complex than she could have imagined.

About the author

An Iceland-born Canadian, Maja Ardal was schooled in Scotland. She is a playwright, performer, theatre instructor, the former artistic director of Young Peopleâ??s Theatre, and a core member of Contrary Company. She wrote Midnight Sun, produced by Tarragon Theatre and the National Arts Centre, and published by Playwrights Canada Press. Over her thirty-seven-year career she has directed at the Shaw Festival, the Grand Theatre, and Alberta Theatre Projects among others. For her illustrious career, Maja was the recipient of the 2002 George Luscombe Award for Mentorship in the Theatre. Maja is playwright-in-residence at Nightwood Theatre, and has written The Cure for Everything, a sequel to You Fancy Yourself.

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Editorial Reviews

"This is one Cure I recommend you take."

"The Cure For Everything is a hilarious, gutsy and heartwrenching piece."